Absolutely true - which is why I do expect a very significant drop in sales from the Diamond charts if we do get the worse case scenario - but even so characters that remain popular even when they were "dead" or in "limbo" have the capacity to come back - hopefully when there are creative teams prepared to give then their due.

Even so, if fans do boycott Marvel with their wallets - fans out there in the ether like myself or Thanosrules or a plethra of other sites will continue to ensure Rich Rider remains active on the fan base scene. I have 14 episodes of Nova619 in production right now - including the upcoming Halloween issue and this time around I've even gone down the live to invest my own funds to get some great artists to do the more complex eps at fan level - even so it'll still be free online from April 2015 and I'm too invested in it - even if Marvel themselves choose to exile/kill off Rich in favor for a more maligned character that has divided opinions and the fan base.

Speaking of which - and spoiler warning - just seen preview of Axis 5 and it gets worse as Nova and Spiderman - former good buddy to Rich Rider go on a secret mission for Steve Rodgers to cure the infected heroes from the clutches of the Red Onslaught. Give me strength.

--Previous Message-- : im expecting the worst and I'm just simply : preparing to walk away from Marvel for good : a week from now if GOTG 20 ends with Rich's : death. Instead of me being a part of the : solution to Marvel's money woes compared to : the 1990's, I will be another on the list : that won't help to finance their company : anymore. To me it's black and white. Killing : off my favourite hero means I give up on the : industry. Time to move on. This is what I : expect will happen next week. : : No big whoop for me, but if Marvel keeps : cheering off fans/readers like me, then : they'll find themselves out of business soon : enough. Every buyer matters and alienating : your customers is bad business sense. : : --Previous Message-- : Well, I've done as much as I can at this : point, posted about Bendys's comments in the : Marvel Heroes forums, and linked this : website and the "Bring Richard Rider : Back" petition. There are some fans : there, and every bit helps. : : --Previous Message-- : The way its going I really think we will all : have to come together as a Rich Rider United : Front to ensure our favorite Human Rocket : gets another shot at an ongoing. I saw scans : of Axis 2 at CBR and frankly current Nova : Jr's participation reaches even further lows : than his continual antics in his own : ongoing. To me, writer Rick Remender has the : kudos to portray him as a totally out of his : depth kid that has no business whatsoever : being involved in a serious confrontation : with a formidable foe that a seasoned : veteran like Rider would at least have means : to tackle as part of a coordinated frontal : attack. Sam is a liability and really needs : to stop even trying to be in the spotlight - : the concept just grates now - its time to : retire. But UNFORTUNATELY and more than : likely we'll still have to endure more : months of silly Nova Jr antics while our : Nova Prime's fate gets sealed in GOTG20. : Rich fans really do need to prepare for the : worse case scenario and here's what you : should do. First, prep ahead and write down : for a full mass onslaught exactly what Rich : means to you as a character - how he has : played a role in your life and why he : deserves to get a book back. Tons of such : missives will show how supportive Rider fans : are - and then while you do that - if the : worse case scenario does happen - be : prepared to do your bit and drop the current : Nova Jr title and GOTG. Yeah I know the : latter is advice from a certain website that : I still have sheer misgivings with after : their recent rash decision to boycott : Nova619 off the site - yeah that's you : Cosmic Book News - but still its an : effective means to show your frustration - : it's happened to New Warriors sadly because : despite Nova Jr's participation the actual : stories and other characters were getting : good so I have real sympathy for NW' fans : loosing the title again - but fact is Marvel : Cosmic needs to regain what it has lost in : the last 3/4 years since TTI and even though : we still get good stories from Hickman and : Starlin - those great days can come back if : Marvel and Disney see what a force we can be : - fans at Marvel Heroes ensured Rich was the : default Nova - not Sam, and the same can : apply here if we work in a coordinated : fashion. : : --Previous Message-- : I started reading comics back in 08'-09' : which : is kinda of a big deal to me since Im 25 : years old and hadnt grown up reading them. : The stories with Rich from Annihilation and : his collected ongoing were some of the first : comics I had ever read. I could surely go on : with a post of how important his character : was to me. Lets hope I dont have :/ : : --Previous Message-- : No I hadn't so thanks for posting the link. : As : a sensible precaution Centurions what I : would do is start prepping some good long : posts to show your appreciation of Rich as : Nova Prime to Marvel in case we do have that : worse case scenario. Through am intrigued by : the ref to Mjolnir! : : --Previous Message-- : : : : : : : http://www.newsarama.com/22413-nycc-2014-marvel-unlimited-+-special-event-live-slott-duggan-spencer-alonso-more.html: : "will provide some closure, and make : some of you mad, but leave some other things : open for certain : 1000 : characters." : : : : : : : : : : : : : :